A man remains in critical condition in hospital following a serious assault which took place in Dublin on Wednesday night.
The assault took place at around 10:50pm on July 5 at the junction of Foley Street and Buckingham Street Lower and resulted in one man, aged in his 30s, being brought to the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital to be treated for serious injuries.
Another man, who was also aged in his 30s, has since been arrested and is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at a Garda Station in Dublin.
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Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to this assault to come forward, asking any road users or pedestrians who may have camera footage and who were in the area to make contact with Gardaí.
The scene was initially sealed off on Thursday morning, however, by the afternoon it had reopened. One witness explained to Dublin Live that there was a “significant amount of blood" in the area.
In a statement, a spokesperson for Gardaí said: “Gardaí at Store Street Garda station are investigating a serious assault which occurred near the junction of Foley Street and Buckingham Street Lower, Dublin 1 on Wednesday night July 5 at approximately 10:50pm.
“Any road users and pedestrians who may have camera footage (including dash cam) and were in the area of Foley Street & Buckingham Street Lower, Dublin 1 between 10:30pm and 11:00pm on Wednesday, July 5, are asked to make this footage available to Gardaí.
“Anyone with any information is asked to contact Store Street Garda station on 01 666 8000, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.”
